Miriam wants private prosecutor
cited for contempt

nakahanap lang ng katapat si sen santiago. she’s so arrogant kasi.

Law students are trained to always be ready, otherwise they should be prepared to suffer humiliation. The prosecution is just getting what they deserve. They should have thought about the consequences of their actions before doing them.

There is no reason for miriam to humiliate the prosecution.

If she thinks they are committing blunders then let them be. Weigh the evidence and make a decision. That’s her duty. Why rant and go berzerk?

The problem with miriam is that she is too pre-occupied in trying to convince the public that she is an intellect when it comes to law.

It is only in the Philippines wherein politicians like miriam are allowed to throw their weight around. Try watching C-span whenever a senate hearing is being held in the U.S. The U.S. senators will not even dare to berate or insult any individual appearing before them like miriam. In fact, the invited individuals are given leeway to debate and show disgust to a senator whenever they feel they are being insulted or their rights are being violated.

Hindi porket nageenglish kayo ay magaling na kayo.. lahat ng nagagalit kay miriam dito ay hindi manlang nag-isip sa kadahilanang galit sila kay corona o kaya ay maka P-noy sila,, TANDAAN NIYO “JUDGE” sila kung nakapagaral po kayo ay hindi po pwede na sagot sagutin niyo ang mga judge.. may mga oras talaga na nasesermonan ang mga lawyers ng mga judge pero kahit kailan ay hindi sila nasagot ng ganun ka bastos.. OO naoffend sila pero kagagawan din nila yun.. kahit siguro naman kung ako ang nasa prosecution ay maoofend ako pero hindi naman siguro ganun kabastos ang sasabihin ko or antics ko sa court na ang mga senators ay mga JUDGE… if they don’t get what they want they will just do some nasty antics like that?.. have you seen the defense panel do that kind of stuff? even if Sen. Judge drillon is doing the job of a prosecutor.. never… kaya kung pwede lang po ay wag tayo padala sa gusto natin at intindihin ng mabuti ang impeachment maging mapanuri po tayo hindi maging “MAKA – MAKA” up to this point wala parin naman nakakalamang or dehado.. dahil hindi pa po tapos ang trial.. march 12 pa ang sunod na trial kaya may chance pa ang prosecution na humanap ng ebidensya,, mahaba habang leeway para sakanila..

Intelligence without humility is never admirable. Please don’t forget that Satan is very intelligent but he never humbles himself before God. It is but right for a human like Aguirre to be antagonized with the display of pride because God designed us to appreciate godly virtues, like humility, gentleness, etc. and never with obnoxious attitudes like pride, arrogance, brutality, etc.

There has been a continuous fiery discussion on every public forum regarding the latest Corona Impeachment Trial’s hullaballoo when the hypertensive Miriam furiously cussed out at the seemingly incompetent prosecutors, while a desperate private lawyer cupped his ears as silent protest to the Senator-judge’s chronic tirade. Some concurred on how the Lady Senator had berated and insulted the members of prosecution. Others were overjoyed that finally someone had stood up against the boisterous, acid-tongued judge. As both trial lawyers cried “disrespect” at each other, unfortunately, both had exposed the ugly side of law profession on national TV. On legal aspect, most agreed that Atty. Aguirre deserved to be cited for contempt for his misconduct. But while the frustrated lawyer already admitted his fault, apologized (though half-baked), and is being decided on what appropriate penalty should be incurred at him, the extremely ill-tempered Senator so far has not regretted her derogatory remarks nor has been admonished by the Presiding Officer and colleagues for her act of vulgarity. So the question remains – Is Senator Miriam (a public servant who’s designated by the Filipino people to impeachment court as an “honorable” judge) liable to the Code of Judicial Conduct, and thus should be sanctioned for blurting out the offensive word “gago”?

Well for now let’s leave that to the Law experts to decide. But if we’re to use our “right” senses, any rational person would say that using foul language at someone especially in public is unethical. Even a child who’s brought up with proper education thinks that it’s not right to say “bad” words. Even to the point of impatience or desperation, no one is entitled to degrade or humiliate another person. Otherwise, let’s call each other “stupid” and make it legal.

We do understand that both Miriam and Aguirre got emotional that led to their act of misbehaving in public. After all, we are just people with feelings. But neither of them can categorically declare what they did were legally and morally right. I hope people will not just take sides on this issue but instead will incline to the position of “fairness” all the time. Because when we are fair and impartial, only then we can be assured that justice is served.

Lastly, no one can impose “respect” on anyone; for respect is earned.